Seeking expert opinion: thinning vs prescribed burns

Tom/Barb wrote:

Your idea that all soil is gone can simply be disproved by observing how well the replanted areas do.

It's not an idea. It's real life work experience.

There are still places with forests, that's for sure! But there is a lot of bare rock where forest used to be. And if you go out with a bag of trees and attempt to replant a clearcut, you will find it is very difficult to locate spots to put the trees. Bare rock and gravel are where soil should be.